2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE REAR TAILGATE STRUTS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FAILED ONCE I OPENED IT. THE HEAVY TAILGATE BEGAN TO CLOSE ON ME WHILE I WAS UNDER IT AND HAD I NOT NOTICED IT COMING DOWN IT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME. I'M ELDERLY AND STRUGGLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE TAILGATE AS I CAUGHT IT. THE PASSENGER-SIDE STRUT COMPLETELY FAILED, LEAKING SOME KIND OF FLUID OUT OF IT AND THE DRIVER-SIDE STRUT IS ALSO LEAKING. THESE LEAKS AND FAILURES WERE SUDDEN AS I HAD RECENTLY WASHED THE VAN A DAY BEFORE AND DID NOT FIND ANY LEAKS WHEN I CLEANED THE TAILGATE. *JS

GOING SOUTH ON HWY 5 FROM JUST OUTSIDE SACRAMENT, (BY FREEPORT) WE STRUCK SOMETHING NOT VISIBLE IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WARNED US WE HAD A FLAT AND NOT TO EXCEED 50 MPH. OUR MINIVAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PAX SYSTEM RUN FLAT TIRES AND NO SPARE. WE PULLED OF THE HWY AT ELK GROVE AND CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. IT WAS ALMOST 5PM AND THEY SAID COULD NOT HELP UNTIL TUESDAY. THE MANUAL SAID WE COULD GO 125 MILES WITH A FLAT TIRE AND OUR HOME WAS LESS THAN 60 MILES AWAY SO WE PUT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 50 MPH ON HWY 5, THEN HWY 12 WEST, AND THEN HWY 160 SOUTH. JUST NORTH OF THE ANTIOCH BRIDGE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SHREDDED AND WE WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR OVER AN HOUR UNTIL AAA PROVIDED ASSISTANCE. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND HONDA ON TUESDAY FOLLOWING AND MICHELIN OFFERED TO PAY 30% OF THE COST OF A NEW TIRE BUT NOTHING TOWARDS THE COST OF REMOVING THE TIRE AND PUTTING A NEW ONE ON. HONDA OFFERED NOTHING. I REJECTED MICHELIN'S OFFER AND THEY RAISED IT TO 50 % AND I STILL REJECTED IT AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS AND TIRES BECAUSE WE FEEL THE RUN FLAT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER INTERMITTENLY FAILS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS OCCURS WHEN USING THE REMOTE, DRIVER BUTTONS, OR THE DOOR HANDLES (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR). IT APPEARS TO JUMP OFF THE TRACK. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A HONDA DEALER NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 ODYSSEY. *TT

TYPICAL HONDA ODYSSEY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. WE'VE HAD THIS BRAKE ISSUE SINCE NEW. MULTIPLE RECALLS, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC... HONDA FOR SOME REASON CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. OUR VAN WAS WRECKED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS STUPID BRAKE PROBLEM. THE FIRST WRECKED HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2010. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEN THE SECOND WRECK OCCURRED. SAME REASON AS THE FIRST. THAT'S TWO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN 1.5 YEAR TIME SPAN. EACH TIME THE DAMAGE EXCEEDED $10,000. BOTH ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH. OH, DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN EITHER ACCIDENT. WHAT'S THE POINT IN HAVING AIRBAGS IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DEPLOY IN A MAJOR FRONT END COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE IS FLAT OUT DANGEROUS. *TT

PAINT ON THE ROOF PEELING ON TOP. CAN SEE METAL NOW AND STARTED AS BUBBLE. WORRIED ABOUT RUSTING. CONTACTED DEALER THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK. THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING / JARRING WITH 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL. PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED WHEN INITIALLY PURCHASES USED FROM LUTHER HONDA IN HOPKINS, MN. THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT ISSUE AND REPLACED ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH SHUDDERING/JARRING OCCURRING WHEN THE ECO SYSTEM KICKS IN AND OUT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HINGE DOOR STRUTS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SLAM SHUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR IMPACTED HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE CANNOT STAY IN OPEN POSITION. POWER LIFTGATE WOULD OPEN AND THEN SLAM SHUT OCCASIONALLY. STRUTS CANNOT SUPPORT WEIGHT OF REAR LIFTGATE. *JS